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NEW YORK – September 6, 2018 – Combate Americas today announced a women’s strawweight (115 pon) co-main event bout between undefeated knockout artist Melissa “Super Mely” Martinez (4-0) dan Francis “Hit Girl” Hernandez (3-2) for the premier Hispanic Mixed Martial Arts (MMA) sports franchise’s live, Univision Deportes Network (UDN) siaran televisi (12 a.m. ET/9 pm. PT) from The Walter Pyramid in Long Beach, Kalif. pada hari Jumat, Tujuh. 28.
Acara, “Combate Americas: Camino a Copa Combate,” will be headlined by the previously announced, first two-ever “COPA COMBATE” qualifying fights, the winners of which will represent their respective countries – the U.S. and Mexico – in the one-night, delapan orang, $100,000 grand prize tournament that will take place in the featherweight (145 pon) division on a November date to be announced soon.
An explosive Muay Thai stylist, the 21-year-old Martinez of Mexico City, Mexico has been on a warpath since she made her Combate Americas promotional debut on June 30, 2017, scoring a thunderous, putaran kedua (2:45) head kick TKO on Yajaira Romo.
In her last effort on April 20, Martinez dominated Argentina’s Ivanna Martinenghi for three consecutive rounds of action at “Combate Estrellas II” in Monterrey, Mexico before earning a unanimous decision victory.
Fighting out of Little Rock, Ark. where she is serving as an active duty Staff Sergeant with the U.S. Angkatan Darat, the 30-year-old Hernandez, who hails from Camuy, Puerto Rico is coming off an impressive Combate Americas debut performance that saw her submit (belakang telanjang tersedak) Shyann Farmer di babak kedua (2:12) of battle in Sacramento, Kalif.
Also announced today were five preliminary bout card matchups for the “Combate Americas: Camino a Copa Combate” event, including a bantamweight (135 pon) pertempuran antara Oscar “Jacare” Suarez (4-1) of Tenerife, Canary Islands, Spain and Carlos Ochoa (3-5) dari Indio, Kalif.
Elsewhere on the preliminary bout card, Dominic Clarke (11-8) Los Angeles, Kalif. akan bertabrakan dengan Danny “The Realist” Ramirez (6-4) dari Sacramento, Kalif. di ringan (155 pon).
Terkalahkan Jesse Strader (3-0) dari Lancaster, Kalif. USA will take on “Handsome” Mario Navarrio (4-5) of Northridge, California., USA. In featherweight action.
In one of two flyweight (125 pon) contests announced today, Heinrich Wassmer (6-3) of Highland Park, Kalif. akan pertempuran David “Farmer of Destruction” Duran (6-4) dari Whittier, California., while in the other, terkalahkan Hugo Aranda (2-0) of Van Nuys, Kalif. akan ancang-ancang dengan “Malicious” Michael Reyes(4-4) of Oxnard, Kalif.
Additional preliminary bout matchups will be announced soon.
In one of the two, single, five-minute round featherweight “COPA COMBATE” tournament qualifying fights that will send the winner to represent the U.S. in the eight-man tournament in November, Erick “The Ghost Pepper” Gonzalez (8-2) of Redondo Beach, Kalif. akan menghadapi Andres “The Bullet” Quintana (14-2) of Roswell, N.M.
In the second tournament qualifying fight, the winner of which will represent Mexico at “COPA COMBATE," Pablo “El Gallo Negro” Sabori (8-4) of San Luis Rio Colorado, Sonora will collide with Alejandro “El Gallito” Flores (12-1) Monterrey, Nuevo Leon.
Harga dari $30, tickets for “Combate Americas: Camino A Copa Combate” are on sale at The Walter Pyramid’s online ticketing platform, as well at Ticketon.com.
Doors at the venue will open at 6 p.m. PT on September 28, dan pertarungan awal pertama akan dimulai pada 7 p.m.
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TENTANG Combate AMERIKA
Combate Americas is the premier Hispanic Mixed Martial Arts (MMA) waralaba olahraga, rapidly becoming the number two sport, setelah sepak bola, for Spanish speaking sports fans worldwide. The Combate Americas waralaba termasuk pemrograman reality TV, acara live dan pemrograman mobile. CEO perusahaan, Campbell McLaren, secara universal diakui sebagai co-founder / co-creator dari Kejuaraan Ultimate Fighting (UFC). New York Magazine menggambarkan McLaren sebagai “jenius pemasaran belakang UFC” dan Yahoo! Olahraga menyatakan bahwa ia “tahu lebih banyak tentang olahraga daripada hanya tentang siapa pun di hari ini.” Dengan produk belum pernah terjadi sebelumnya dan kepemilikan dan manajemen tim blue-chip, Combate Amerika siap untuk merintis jalan baru dan membawa era baru di tingkat kejuaraan dunia kompetisi MMA.